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History of Cape Verde in maps

Cape Verde as it appears in 4 interactive history atlases, from 1945 to 2015: Cape Verde. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.

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Map of women’s rights in May 1970, showing Cape Verde
MAP OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN MAY 1970

What was Cape Verde before it was Cape Verde? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.

Cape Verde · Industrial Revolution

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Cape Verde · WWI

WWI: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Cape Verde · Cold War

COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

Cape Verde · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution

Authoritarian, one-party or colonial rule — the opening position
No reform yet / outside this story
Right won in law

FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →

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